Instead of trying to create something from scratch, only to discover that it has already been done, I rather try to piece together parts of pre-existing images and cultural fragments in order to create something completely new.

The drawings which result can be seen as a collection of undefined symbols, a collage of images, a series of marks on paper. The concept of collaging is a big part of my process, pulling together images not only from my own experience but also from the collective consciousness we all share and which the information age allows us to access as a vast, jumbled and sprawling archive. Many of the images in my drawings were first found online - slices of information which each have a unique origin, but are endlessly rediscovered, reassessed, reproduced, so that the original meaning ascribed to them is lost.

The images I collage together are each imbued with their own personal meaning and significance for the viewer, depending on what they know about owls, flags, bonsai trees, building debris - whatever they happen to be seeing. I want to give the viewer a completely new understanding of these different elements via their juxtaposition on a sheet of paper. The point is not that there is a definitive meaning to be derived from that juxtaposition, but that the meaning belongs entirely to the viewer: they are provided with the raw materials to create a world of understanding which is entirely of their own making.